The Mystery Under the Mattress
One afternoon, while flipping my mattress and washing the sheets,
I noticed a small pile of tiny black grains in the corner of the bed.
They were dull but shiny, like miniature bits of coal. My stomach dropped — I thought they might be insect eggs.
Carefully, I scooped a few onto paper. They were hard and uniform, not soft like eggs.
Confused, I took photos, searched online, and compared images for hours.
The truth surprised me. They weren’t from insects at all — they were tiny seeds, likely carried in by clothing or bedding.
My panic turned to relief.
The moment taught me something simple but important: fear often fills in the blanks before facts do.
What started as a creepy discovery became a quiet reminder to stay calm, look closer, and not let imagination turn the ordinary into something frightening.
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